Retrospective chart review and clinical experience of using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy to treat basal cell carcinoma with 2 year outcomes
This Letter to the Editor describes a retrospective chart review and clinical experience of using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy to treat basal cell carcinoma and discusses 2 year outcomes. Based on our findings of low recurrence and complication rates as well as good cosmetic outcomes, we suggest that using fully ablative carbon dioxide laser assisted photodynamic therapy may be an effective management option for basal cell carcinomas.
Authors
- Victoria Vilenchik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1475-9689)
- Sophie Godinho Ramos
- Daniel Keith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9150-3778)
- Louise Nevitte
- Emma Hitchens
- Polly Stevenson
- Charankumal Singh Thandi
Institutions
- North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lasers in Medical Science
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-026-04823-6
- Primary Topic
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00